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UO Grad Students Prepare To Strike

About 1,500 graduate students at the University of Oregon are preparing to strike this week.

Negotiations between the University of Oregon and the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation have failed to bring about an agreement.

Grad students say they want two weeks of guaranteed paid medical leave, two weeks of parental leave for having or adopting a child, as well as a raise.

A final round of talks is scheduled for Monday. Students may strike Tuesday.

Jon LaRochelle, a graduate teaching fellow in the philosophy department and part of the bargaining team, said graduate students teach one-third of the classes at the University of Oregon, meaning if they strike the impact could be significant.